Just van den Broecke

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Free source geospatial professional. Maphacker and mapmaker. OpenStreetMap mapper. GeoPythonist. Occasional blogger at https://justobjects.nl . My mapwork at https://map5.nl and https://map5topo.nl. OSGeo Charter member and founder/former chair OSGeo.nl. Learning Spanish.
websitehttps://justobjects.nl
GitHubhttps://github.com/justb4
map5topohttps://map5topo.nl
Just van den BroeckeFeb 14
My first serious mapping project (2005-2011): https://geoskating.com skate routes, surface rating, with multimedia.. Maintaining for nostalgic reasons (IMHO no equivalent).
Just van den BroeckeJan 18
Through email and channels like Telegram I immediately block/report..But after a couple of years even on Mastodon...I meet lots of folks like on conferences, but I should have been warned with the first "Hello there"...
No reply back..Be warned for Elina ;-)
Just van den BroeckeNov 11
Ha, found time to do and pass the final exam for the Spanish intermediate (B1,B2 level) course. Two verbs for "to be" (ser+estar) each with two past tenses, oh my!
For Dutchies I can warmly recommend courses from https://www.overalspaans.nl/ .
Just van den BroeckeSep 22
No, not Arizona, but near Válor, Alpujarra, Andalusia, Spain.🇪🇦 Mapped new paths and tracks for #OpenStreetMap.
Just van den BroeckeSep 2, 2025
Providing #OpenStreetMap workshops, 'talleres' in Válor, prov. Granada, Spain coming week (in Spanish, oh my!). Using @everydoor . Cooperation w. municipality. Lots of mapping already done:
https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=18/36.995965/-3.082242 .
Workshop: https://alpumapa.xyz
Just van den BroeckeAug 4, 2025
On my way to Maptime AMS https://www.meetup.com/maptime-ams/events/309055084 to give the Mobile Mapping OpenStreetMap workshop with @everydoor and more!
See content: https://alpumapa.xyz .
#openstreetmap #everydoor #streetcomplete
Just van den BroeckeJul 16, 2025
@tomkralidis and Paul van Genuchten presenting pygeoapi project/status. #foss4ge2025
Just van den BroeckeJun 26, 2025
Presented "Natural Navigation", at MapTime AMS Meetup at TomTom. No more screen-staring, relearn orientation, reconnect to nature...Thanks Tristan Gooley!
Slides: https://files.justobjects.nl/presentation/maptime-2025/maptime-natural-nav-2025-v1.pdf
Just van den BroeckeMay 25, 2025
Renewed note-taking: Joplin https://joplinapp.org/ . FOSS, Markdown texts! Devices sync through (Hetzner) NextCloud https://nextcloud.com/. Golden duo. Migration support from Evernote. Recommended!
Just van den BroeckeApr 17, 2025

Another great Maptime Amsterdam Meetup last night @tomtom HQ Amsterdam. Thanks Salim A. Baidoun, and new host @erin

Presented personal story: starting a local OpenStreetMap mapping community, "Mapas y Tapas", in Las Alpujarras, Andalusia, Spain.
Workshops, going outside with apps like @everydoor and @streetcomplete

Find my PDF slides here:
https://files.justobjects.nl/presentation/maptime-2025/maptime-alpumapa-2025-v1.pdf
Workshop website, also for self-paced: https://alpumapa.xyz . Join us if you are in the region or for just armchair mapping!